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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Ostariophysi
Ordo: Characiformes
Familia: Anostomidae
Genus: Abramites
Species: A. eques - A. hypselonotus

Name

Abramites Fowler, 1906

References

* Abramites Report on ITIS

Abramites is the genus of fish that include two species of headstanders[1]. Both species swim in a head down position, due to their feeding habits in the wild[2].

Species
Species Adult Size
Abramites hypselonotus 5 in (13 cm)
Abramites eques 6 in (15 cm)

References

1. ^ http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Abramites_Genus.asp
2. ^ Aquarium Fish The visual guide to more than 500 marine and freshwater varieties, by Dick Mills.

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